Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17
OUR BANK CASHIERS
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tss 4rs 81 tks ksenssE and brightest. H4ea
of ne hsst 0GsrasEf 81 Az matters q basi-
cess AID - % e5arsctsrs ~ REL. & .
s,erti.os % tas1f os tss s'isln sss psnic aad
rain Ehicn sogid folaW khs sxoc18 ~ tie
b4ax etshls-s ol ssr elsg sllh tbs miliions
81 mon2T n tksiF e1arzs. 70 ,h4t aEsd
81 kno. and eick.s Aldsrmen. b.sl there
- Altls ta1<sr q fhis ia Grand ksgids -
a1r cashiers ass AZ 80 o. e1'a1 ia1et TeDu-
salion and tasiness holcr, With I'd fast
riss anohg lEeH-
harvey , Holiisrsr. of ths Ola National
bank. n.ixhz D. tsrmed fhs sa<s d oar
cashiers. - - bxs cern tiiix-y .hres ears
- 80 hankinE h1sInzzs A ne sscle 0la
stand. corne7 ofCaaai and Pearl SIS. M
Hoi1ster - nos About 81 years 0f age ana
- sEninentlY ssii made man. bis early
lie Was speef help.nE his widowed Hothsf
GA . larm near Romeo Mica. kas Place Of
hls 5Irta st tie age x II 10 taaght dis-
tnct ssh0oi aad q the following Sprlns y Al
sngsxed ~ druggists apgFsnlic
hoard aad 50 is raoasy for hIs
frat years Eofx Ia AAy 1850 NJ. Holsistes
cslss % 0raad kkpics and ras employed
a. oierk Ira E1e CRY goods house ~ W. II.
NcCunnai s1rn Fith John n ken1sd and
sftsra4rd in iAs "ol1 fznuiel HAil Drug
store Ia fs53 BE- entered the banking
house Of canisi Bal & co. and became
partner IN la55. Vas szsoeiztet With Mar
ra.H
A4ionsl Haoklnk Company gas or rsznixet.
~ Uaica - pas slcckroldsr aud cashier.
~ frlEalily, diigrace and good Jod<ment
~ h-s lnyestlnolts Ar. Hollislef has become
fery Ueh-tO-to and now owns stock Ia
ihm1er Of the thriving business corpos-
stions Of oar city. He - q Republican IN
politics. bat has eve sschswed political
honors. a Conxrsgalionaiist IA religion and
great worker IA the SUNDAY school
u which be was superintendent. for
nany years. His knowisdge Of the bank-
Ing business Il second % none, being very
tsogougb both IN thcory and practice. while
ais ready and clear comprehension Of all
klods Of business has won the eonildence OF
Al bis associates.
T. Frester.c Baars. q. the National City
Rtnk. = an older man than Mr. HOllister
sitaolEa nef 20 locg Ia tae onsiness Bo-n
~ July, $50. il hAnbgrx. Germany, rs IS
noE oeerly 81 years ~ age. Ha graduated
Jona . private schooi 10 1SS5. shipped as
cacip COY on al American Tsssei 10 1885,
vsiasd Havana and various points Of the
Jaltcd States sriklcs Bristol. X. l., tso
years later he settled IN business and was
made cash.er 0f bank there in 1916. Mr.
Baars came % Grand Rapids, Mich. in 1855,
xad wes With the Eagle Plaster Mills until
1851, when he entered the employ OF Led
ytrd a Aldricn. bankers These gentlemen,
With cher capitalists, organized IA 1850 the
National Clty Esnk. sad Ar. Baars vas
made its Lzss cashier. which position he
has held sveI ssacc. Ar. Bzars was treas-
u-er Of this city ior eleven years. He Is ac-
depositors Of fhs National City Bank. Mr..
Hoilisler owns vezy Ene residence IT the
e0~ner Of Fountain and Prospect -sts
fhe h-st man on deck az the Foarth Ma
bonal bank IS thar rlcst popular OF all
chsskiers. Henry 2. Baker. Thirty seven
years u age. native OF Auburn. y. y,
resident u 6raDe Rapids sleven years. mar
red, and resides Ia pleasant home on
Madison ave. Ar. Baker Was teller SIX
years in tbs Bank OF Aurors. New York,
before co1-irg 70 0ran3 Rapids where be
WAS aranloysd With Randall 4 D.rrsgh as
taller until 1880. He was Aseistant Cashier
Cd tie Fourth National an 81, ant IN Nay,
a. was given his present position NJ.
Baker u very prompt. thorough aud ensrgstic
in al his basirsss dealings, and reqssires all
employees Of his bank TO be the same He
Is a very s1ahle gentleman, but vary sharp
and quick with ms decisions and equal to
anv emergency. VIII AK his Signature 10
= New York draft foS 10000 With the same
careless Erecs as 20 cheek for fly cents
Mr.. Bakers hobby IL ne has cns, Is a love
FOR fne horsss. Many Of the tine driving
sqe saddle hor<ss sesn on our strsets are
or have been his property. He IL one OF
A. au.I.fI. 4~nu H. - L.
a faniiiar signt % sse him sstri5e bis hand
sorse hlscx reidinx.
JEAN A Verdier. OF the Kent County
Savings bank. = native OF Holland about |
- Years Old and a resident Of Grand Rapids
nearly twenty two year. Coming TO !
America a. the AS of years. he migrated |
- Wisconsin in Which State be resided |
NATL the War % the Rsballion, when he |
enlisted as a soldier for the Ucion. At the !
close Of the war, IBIS city was maGe bis |
home lie ss engaged IN the hard ware !
business on Canal-st. for about twelve !
years. then Coaaiy Treasurer for sir years. |
vas secretary and treasurer of the Las0eT 4 |
sumner furnituse Factory for one year. 10 |
- TIE tire of the errsnizsticn Of ire Kent |
County SaEings Bank, in January l,S5. |
vhen az vas made its cashier. AR. Eer- /
dier's irisrds are numerous.
W ". fovier. Or VIII Fowler As bis /
r. s1dH cal hiri i the youngest ard hand i
soonest man q tie Iot. He . bachelor. 50 |
yesrs oid ana nstive 81 Auburn, y. Y. /
NJ. foEier vas four years IN baEk IN els /
native place before coming to Grand Eaptds /
SEVEN YeATs a<o- re was wia1 n. j hol- /
lister IN tie Oid National Rank cf this cifv /
MS yesrS, tneu with the Grand Rapids !
bending W0rks Of which he Is the secre.
tarF, = wear. and upou the organization Of |
80 tiith National Bank on the Vest side
efout sar ezo ae was chosen Cor and ac-
cepteti ne position Of cashier cf thai insti-
tatoo. IT. Fowler IS cutie pcpalar with |
cls many friCnus - rfSllter of The o.
wash -tS-1orE Beat Cito and y locked upon /
- ene % he promising y1ung business
r1en O. the faiiey Glty.
cns 81 he iot8 s. aad bsst-nsfaFsd OF TIE
casctefs if p. Il. asL. 81 khe Grand Rarsas |
caFinks kank- Ar. Hal i not a. vel |
tna1o ~ rand EapiGs as shs ether gem
ilssrer msntooed baf daring us residences
here. 2ect Va. 50 be 8es wou many rer-
sooal Friends. rtfs he business of hfs
senk 1aS tncrsaSed ~ cef csuf il TIE ls<f
, sat- ais coadret cf the business of tae
r*nk aas proYea ge<v zetisiscfofy e. the
stcc Nosis.iefs sr4 eirs tors. lis 6rst exne-
eueR - tue bSh kiae susiness was Ia
durango, 90, alkaorxh BE casne here from
hfx,ii'Ed, "a Ar- hail e ~ years I'D. b
s lr s-ried 4ra resifes On Scriisrsf-st snd :
Aot . c6atch uenter reve Sd
svrtax 60 he Second Sfrsef " E f'hr-,r
I'D lass ysar vas tzusiee ~ that orzani-
.ali11.
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